The organization's president even told The Washington Post, "It's gotten so bad that we're not going to be able to provide service that two years ago we were able to provide to public, emergency managers and media."

The union alleges the NWS' leadership is "incapable of placing their budget priorities correctly" and, therefore, is responsible for the staffing woes.

But, according to the Post, an NWS spokesperson said the agency "would never take an action that would jeopardize the services" it provides to emergency managers and to the public.